User blog comment:Anobi/Alternate Timeline Theory/@comment-5621513-20140721183325/@comment-967403-20140801090411

A little new to DMC so forgive me If I make some errors.

I truly believe Nero is Vergil's son. Having getting into DMC myself, I've seen the various discussions on this matter and I find myself surprised at how many people seem to think completely otherwise. And to the point they'll tell other's that it's completely ridiculous to assume such as thing.


 * First and foremost, it is known he possess the Blood of Sparda. That much is known.


 * Second off, for that being the case, the only logical explanation is that he's either Dante's or Vergil's son. If he was a half-brother or Dante's son, or whatever other theories you be thinking, we would have those hints. There's really no hints on the Order experimenting on Nero whatsoever or creating him. They recently found out how to create Demons on their own according to DMC4. Agnus described it to be difficult to bring the Bianco Angelo to life. I doubt they could make anything as special as Nero a decade ago. And Agnus didn't even know he had demonic power till meeting him.
 * According to the Novel, Nero once possessed a human arm and it changed one day. Though It seems the majority of people on the wikia find the novel non-canon, I don't know how you came to that conclusion. The novel seems to help explain some thing that the game missed & expands on what the game said. It has some minor difference but it's silly to call it non-canon IMO when it describe the same events that happened in the game itself. Just different in detail since it separates gameplay elements from the story. Video-Game based Novels often do that.


 * Third off, I notice that Vergil having a son could create a plothole in the fact we don't know the definite age of Dante in DMC4. And he could have a child at 8. While I understand that, DMC is riddled with plotholes. No matter how hard you try, you can't get a completely coherent timeline out of the Classic Series. So saying he can't have a son because the timeine means he has one at 8 when the timeline itself is screwy doesn't hold water for DMC at least. If Capcom wanted him to be his son, they'd do it and not care if it fits the continuity. Just care only If it fits the story of the game they made.


 * From what I've witnessed, It's not OOC at all for Vergil to have a son. While I imagine him being picky at the least, I never saw how it's OOC for Vergil. He's not incapable of loving another person. He was affected by his mother's death and is motivated to gain power so he could have the power to protect people. And he seems to emulate his father since he possess great power himself. He's partially motivated by love. In other words, he's not a black hole when it comes to love. More like a small light in a incredibly dark room.


 * There's many hints to Nero as a character that he's his son. The art book hints it. The novel hints it. Various things in the games hints it. Take the Key Item "Evil Legacy". It's the first thing Nero absorbs in the game. The "Legacy" implies a successor of a sort. Vergil is most likely dead. He also has a strong connection to Yamato and repairs it, something Agnus couldn't do and he's smart. In the novel apparently, Dante also notes a resemblance to Nero & Vergil. Even the music in the game help solidify him being his son If you notice part of his theme when he gains the Devil Trigger in the Underground laboratory has the music straight from Vergil's theme as Nelo Angelo.

My point is so many of the elements with the game, novel, story, etc. point to the fact he is his son to the point you can't just ignore it and say "Its non-canon" "fan-theory" etc. because the game, novel, story, and art books help fund the idea. Saying so makes it seem like one just doesn't like Vergil having a son and trying to come up with every excuse to say so.

If you feel otherwise, there should be some type of proof within the series. Saying that "It doesn't fit the timeline" doens't hold water to a series that's terrible at continuity IMO(It has a reboot for a reason, even if it sucks.). And saying that because the novel isn't canon doesn't hold water to me either since the Novel runs right along canon material with minor difference when it involves the same scenes depicted in the game, which is expected since all videogames-based novels do that.

With that said, My theory is that Vergil If he was in DMC4 would be in his late 30-early 40's since I don't know a definate age and had Nero a bit before DMC1 and after the novel. He did it so he have an heir, emulating his father. No experimentation or anything. The Holy Knights aren't really fond of him & are the ultimate Sparda fanclub so I can't imagine them being able to create a demon themselves that has the power & blood of Sparda and not value him at all. Even Sanctus didn't realize he possess the Blood of Sparda till he fought him. This part of my theory is based on the game & novel.

The mother is Alice because she's the only one interested in him and she could turn herself into an adult at will so Vergil didn't care about her true age and definately showed her how to be a woman and then some(XD) and popped a baby out of her just so he could have his little heir and emulate his dad. He did check her out in the manga once. Even If he insulted her. Also, I didn't really get why Alice would be there in the manga. What was the point of her character? Just about everyone but her had a role that came into play in the games and gave some backstory. She seemed to be a character that would later come up in a game as part of a story or back story for something. If my theory is correct, they would of made a DMC5 game and been like "Remeber that girl from here? That's the mom of Nero" or something. I don't know. This part of the theory is totally me here and is probably ricidulous. XD